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Nation : German
Local Price : £385.00

German Mauser M1871 Bayonet, 35th Reserve Infantry Regiment, dated 1874 by Gebr. Weyersberg. Single fullered, spear pointed blade. Steel hilt with forward upper quillon atop the muzzle ring and reverse lower quillon. Brass grip with beaked pommel, steel external leaf spring for the locking mechanism. Black leather scabbard with brass fittings at the throat and chape. Blade 18½ inches in length, the bayonet 23½ inches overall. The hilt is stamped with the unit mark ‘35. R .3.115’, indicating that it belonged with rifle number 115 of the 3 rd Company, 35th Reserve Infantry Regiment. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped with the unit mark ‘35.R._.30’, a close match to the bayonet, belonging to rifle 30 of an unknown company of the 35 th Infantry Regiment. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker’s mark ‘GEBR WEYERSBERG SOLINGEN’, indicating Gebruder Weyersberg (Weyersberg Brothers) based in the city of Solingen. The spine of the blade is stamped with a crown and ‘W74’, indicating that it was manufactured in 1874 during the reign of Wilhelm I, as well as a crown acceptance stamp. The belly of the blade is stamped at the ricasso with ‘1’. The top of the hilt next to the lower quillon is stamped with a crown inspection mark, as is the exposed tang, and the pommel is stamped with two more next to the locking button. The mouth of the scabbard is stamped on either side with crown inspection marks. The chape piece is stamped next to the staple on one side with ‘H’. The blade has been previously repolished with a few patches of cleaned pitting and polishing marks overall. The hilt and grip have a few small dents and only a few small spots of patination. The scabbard leather has some rubbing and scattered dents, its stitching is all intact. Light dents to the scabbard fittings which do not interfere with smooth sheathing and drawing.

Nation : -
Local Price : 535.00 USD

CIVIL WAR MILITIA SWORD C.1840-50. Antebellum period, C. 1840-50. Type carried by Non Commissioned Officers in both the North and South. See The America Sword, Peterson, #11. 27 1/4” double edged blade. Brass hilt with about 80% gold remaining and bone grip. State militias comprised the majority of combatants at the outbreak of the Civil War. As this sword survived the war and later, it can surely be assumed to have served. The absence of the stars and bars logo as found on the langets of many of these including this one, may indicate Southern use, as the prospect of war was festering by the 1830's. The doctrine of nullification was made law in South Carolina and in 1832, resulted in President Andrew Johnson threatening to send Federal troops to enforce the tariff laws. South Carolina's militias were called up and the state prepared for war. From the famous Frank Barnyak collection.

Nation : British
Local Price : £380.00

British 17th Century Small Sword. British 17th century brass hilted small sword most likely for an infantry officer. There are no visable markings blade has a fuller to each side and

Nation : British
Local Price : £380.00

Portuguese 19th Century Cavalry Trooper's Sword. Curved, single fullered unsharpened sabre blade, black leather washer, three-bar steel hilt with forward curving comma-shaped quillon and pierced thumb guard. Steel backstrap with integral oval pommel cap and riveted ‘ears’ over a wire-bound brown shagreen grip. Plain steel scabbard with single hanging ring. Blade 34 inches in length past the washer, the sword 40 inches in length overall. One side of the quillon is stamped ‘AE’, and faintly, ‘F’. The AE mark stands for ‘Arsenal do Exercito’, the Army Arsenal of Portugal. The opposite side of the quillon is stamped ‘D63 2’, a serial or unit number. The scabbard is also stamped on the band with ‘AE’ on one side and ‘G67’ on the other. Swords like this one were manufactured outside Portugal on contract for the Arsenal, principally by Reeves of Birmingham as well as by German makers and Ballesteros of Madrid. It is an imitation of the British 1821 Pattern Light Cavalry officer’s sword (with the fullered sabre blade used after 1845). While this example does not bear a maker’s mark, this perhaps having been polished off over time, it is probably by Reeves. The blade is bright and unsharpened with no edge damage. The metal parts of the hilt are likewise bright with only tiny spots of light patination. There is slight side-to-side movement to the hilt and a few small dents to the guard. The shagreen of the grip is in good condition with light handling wear, the wire binding of the grip is all intact with fractional movement to two of the loops. The scabbard would have been formed by curling sheet metal into a cylinder and brazing the join together at the trailing edge: this is normally very strong but for unknown reasons Reeves used 0.7mm thick sheet metal on their scabbards compared with the 1.5mm used by the other contractors. This makes the scabbard noticeably light - it weighs 495g while a British 1821 Pattern scabbard that I compared it with weighed 861g. There is one noticeable dent at the chape on one side, below which is what appears to be a period repair, and there are a few other smaller and shallower dents including one next to the band. None of these interfere with sheathing and drawing. The brazing of the scabbard has short cracks in three places, perhaps due to the same knocks that formed the dents.

Nation : Russian
Local Price : 525.00 USD

PRUSSIAN (GERMAN) INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD. Late 19th-century. Standard pattern. Brass hilt with double raised edge shell guards, the left, folding and bearing fine cursive owner's name (light wear). Fine brass wire wrapped grip, sound and tight. 31 ¾” blade decorated with foliage and military arms first half, excellent. The ricasso with makers mark of EWALD CLEFF SOLINGEN.

Nation : American
Local Price : 525.00 USD

AMERICAN MILITIA NCO SWORD C.1850. Pattern which served both sides in the Civil War! Brass hilt, formerly gilt, with bow tie guard and relief stars & bars shield langets. Plumed helmet pommel. Wire wrapped grip and 25 3/8" blade, somewhat broader than usually encountered. The blade base lightly stamped with a P R possibly the initials of the soldier who carried it which would not be inconsistent with militia rules. The cross guard as well stamped BUCHOLZ each side, with individual letter stamps. Uniform used condition and good military character. The name probably applied by the soldier who carried it, after the war for veterans ceremonies.

Nation : -
Local Price : 525.00 USD

US M.1852 NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD. Second half of the 20th century. See The American Sword, Peterson #138, 30 7/8” broad fullered single edged blade, decorated first half with foliage, military trophies, eagle, anchor, U S N and owner's name. The fort with PROVED mark. Gilt hilt with near all gold remaining. Wire wrapped simulated sharkskin grip. In its cloth storage bag but without scabbard.

Nation : American
Local Price : 525.00 USD

US MILITIA NCO SWORD C.1850. Rare early example. Identical to Peterson #12 with cross guard decorated in floral motifs, cruciform with pointed langets. That style draws from the Ottoman taste and saw selective use in American and England in the first half of the 19th century. Reeded bone grip with good patina (single crack and small chips). 25 ½” broad d.e. blade etched with military trophies and eagle clutching arrow cluster below motto Estates Unes on ribbon. Gray, quite smooth with minor pitting. Hilt with fine aging.

Nation : French
Local Price : £375.00

French Chatellerault Arsenal 1878 Dated 1822 Pattern Light Cavalry Trooper’s Sword with Brass Fittings. Sn 18402. -. This pattern of sword was used by French cavalry during the Crimean War, Mexican Expedition, Prussian War & were used by Confederate cavalry during the American Civil war. Our example is in as found un-messed with condition. It has a 36” single edged sabre blade with fullers (42 ½” overall). The curved, blued sabre blade with fullers is clean & undamaged. The spine of the blade is crisply engraved by the French Chatellerault Arsenal manufacturer, dated ‘Avril (April) 1878’ and has ‘1822’ Model detail (all in French illustrated). The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The brass bar guard and pommel cap are undamaged. The guard is numbered ‘522’ and has small inspection mark (illustrated). It’s original leather grip has its original wire binding. The sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 18402.

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

WW1 Era British Officer’s Brown Leather Bound Swagger Sword Stick With Ibberson Sheffield ‘Stradivarius Violin’ Trademark Blade. Sn 22426:27 -. Ibberson is a famous and popular name in the Sheffield cutlery industry. From the mid-17th century to the beginning of the 19th century, there were just under a hundred Sheffield cutlers named Ibberson (or Ibbotson). A cutler named William Ibberson operated in the Stannington area to the north west of Sheffield as long ago as 1666, but it has been claimed that the origins of the George Ibberson company can be traced back to a Joseph Ibberson who made cutlery in 1700. In 1873, the company registered its world famous Stradivarius Violin trademark with The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire. This mark, along with Ibberson’s other great trademark, Double sharp ##, would go on to gain legendary status amongst knife enthusiasts the world over. This is an original WW1 era brown leather covered wood Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard in the form popular with British Officers during WW1 by Ibberson. It has a 13 ¼” flat diamond section steel blade which tapers to a sharp point. The blade has age related staining and one side is marked with Ibberson’s ‘Stradivarius Violin’ Trademark and ‘Made In Sheffield England’. It measures 23 ¼” overall in its scabbard. The wood grip & scabbard are bound in brown leather. All leather and stitching is clean. The throat of the scabbard has a brass collar. There is surface wear to the top of the sword sticks handle consistent with service carry. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22426:27 (armoury on top of gun rack)

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

WW1 Era British Officers Souzy Paris Brown Leather Covered Bamboo Swagger Sword Stick. Sn 22984 -. Established in 1871 Souzy Paris (officially Souzy & de Lacam and later, Etablissements Souzy) was one of the largest fencing suppliers in France. They produced weaponry and accoutrements including masks, jackets, plastrons, gloves, trophies, medals, targets, and more. This is a nicely marked original British Officers brown leather covered wood Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard With Souzy Paris signed Blade. It has a clean 16" square rapier blade that tapers to a pin sharp point (possibly a cut down fencing / duelling blade). It measures 21 ½” overall in its scabbard. The blade is stamped by the manufacturer on 2 sides ’Souzy Paris’ & number 5 on one side. The Bamboo grip & scabbard are bound in brown leather. The leather has some light scuffing consistent with age. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22984 (armoury on top of gun rack)

Nation : German
Local Price : £375.00

WW1 Era Imperial German Artillery Officer Dress Sword With Lion’s Head Pommel & Scabbard. Sn 23281 -. This is an attractive, original Imperial German Artillery Officer’s dress sword in as found un-messed with condition. The sword has a cast metal guard ornately decorated and cross guard with Puma’s head finial. The hilt has original gold paint finish. The cross guard has langets, one decorated with artillery crossed cannons device the other with decorated shield. It has a Lion’s head pommel and the grip strap has Lion’s mane and foliate devices. It has an undamaged grooved polished horn grip with wire binding tight and intact. The sword measures 35” overall and its 29 ½” single edged, curved blade with fullers has just small areas of light staining consistent with age. There are no visible maker marks on the blade. The blade is fitted with original hilt washer. The sword is complete with its original steel scabbard with gold painted steel hanging ring. The scabbard has no dents. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23281

Nation : British
Local Price : £375.00

George IV 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer's Pipeback Sword. Origin: United Kingdom, Culture: British, Period: 18th - 19th Century. George IV 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer's Pipeback Sword. The scabbard has some damage. Full Length: 96cm / Blade Length: 82.5cm / Blade Width: 2.3 cm.

Nation : Chinese
Local Price : £375.00

Chinese Military Sabre, Boxer Rebellion. Origin: China, Culture: Chinese, Period: 19th Century. A Qing period military sabre.

Nation : American
Local Price : £375.00

Scarce M1833 US Dragoon Sword. Origin: United States, Culture: American, Period: 19th Century. A scarce US m1833 dragoon sword. These were produced based on a design submitted to the US ordnance department in 1833 by Nathan P Ames, who was subsequently given a production order in 1834. They were normally marked at the forte 'N.P. Ames, cutler, Springfield', along with a date between 1834 and 1840. further down t

Nation : -
Local Price : £375.00

Patag Sword, Bhutan, No Scabbard. Origin: Bhutan, Culture: Himalayan, Period: 19th Century. A very fine Patag sword, 19th century, Bhutan.

Nation : Brazilian
Local Price : £375.00

*Unusual* Brazilian M1908 Pattern Artillery Short Sword & Scabbard. 22516. -. This very nice Brazilian M1908 Artillery Short Sword was most likely released in 1976 from military stores in Rio De Janeiro, along with other now obsolete edged weapons. It is in very good overall condition. The 15 ½ “blades surface is clean and bright, with only a bit of light staining in areas. It has been sharpened at arsenal, and the main edge is still relatively sharp with no visible dents. As is correct for these swords, the blade is totally unmarked, though there are some number markings on the cross guard: 941 and 11969 on the top, and F 1 on the bottom. The hilt has checkered wooden grip panels, finished with shellac and retained by two screws with split nuts. Overall length of the sword is 20 5/8 inches. The steel fitted leather scabbard is also in very good condition, with the finish on the leather and furniture very nice. The price includes UK delivery. 22516. (Bucket)

Nation : French
Local Price : £375.00

French Model ‘1831’ Infantry or Bandsman Sword and Scabbard. ED 2366. -. A French Model ‘1831’ Infantry or Bandsman sword and scabbard maker marked ‘Talabot F.S Paris’. The French M1831 Foot Artillery Sword was patterned after the Roman Gladius doubled edged weapon manufactured by Talabot of Paris. The French M1831 Sword was indirectly used as a model for the US Army’s M1832 Foot Artillery Sword and the US Navy’s M1841 Ames Naval Cutlass. The French soldiers used to call this sword a "coupe Chou" which translates to cabbage cutter for its practical uses. The cruciform hilt is of solid brass with circumferential grooves to help grip in combat, the cross guard terminates with finials of concentric circles. The handle has decreasing circles below an extended pommel. The 47cm blade is showing signs of age-related wear, the sword is 62cm overall. The scabbard is thick leather and has an illegible makers mark in the leather; it has a brass chape with an inspection mark, and brass throat. See page 190 of ‘Withers World of Swords. The price includes UK postage. ED 2366. (Bucket)

Nation : American
Local Price : 515.00 USD

US MILITIA SWORD C.1850. See The American Sword, Peterson #11. Brass hilt with helmet form pommel and straight cross guard with foliage decoration, shows some wear from use and good patina. Reeded bone grip, excellent. 27 1/4" double edged blade with mottled gray patina. Black leather covered iron scabbard lacks about 6” of the leather covering. The balance with wear commensurate with Civil War service and age. At the outbreak of the War, the majority of troops in service of both sides were from state militias.

Nation : American
Local Price : 515.00 USD

U.S. MILITIA SWORD NON COMISSIONED OFFICER’S SWORD C.1840-50. Surely saw Civil War service as the majority of troops on both sides at the outbreak were militia. Good quality example of the standard pattern (Peterson #11) from the famed Barnyak collection. Crisply detailed hilt with reeded bone grip (no chips). 27 1/2” d.e. blade with maker's mark to the ricasso. Gray original surface and spotty raised rusting. Frank Barnyak was a California gun show promoter who constantly upgraded his collection with the best quality and rarest examples.

Nation : American
Local Price : 515.00 USD

AMERICAN STATE MILITIA NCO’S SWORD. Probably Civil War. Plated hilt with plumed visored helmet form pommel and “bow tie” guard. Reeded bone grip. 25 7/8” blade of medially fullered double edged fighting form. Plated scabbard with deeply hand-chiseled figure of a semi nude “wild man” standing over a severed head, a saltire and four leaf clover. Well used with the plating well preserved throughout. Swords of this type were produced for state militias, which comprised most of the combatants during the Civil War. The use of plating was not accepted under Federal regulations, but was well established and used extensively in hand guns and other applications. The figures on the scabbard were engraved before plating and evidently custom to the order of the sword's owner. Federal policy was that officers purchased and owned their swords. Militia policies varied and in fact, this sword may have been owned by a commissioned officer. As militias were adequately armed, as least by the end of the Civil War, a pre war or Civil War date is almost certain. After the war, there was a glut of swords and little need to produce them. Worth some research.

Nation : German
Local Price : 515.00 USD

IMPERIAL GERMAN OFFICER’S SWORD. Plated hilt with saddled back strap show in excellent preservation. Wire wrapped black horn (?) grip, excellent. 31 3/4 curved broad fullered single edged blade with the A C maker's mark of Alex Coppel Solingen. Plating complete and bright. Fine example in exceptional preservation.

Nation : American
Local Price : 510.00 USD

US 1840 PATTERN MUSICIAN'S SWORD. Standard pattern. See The American Sword, Peterson #44 with Ames Mfg Co Chicopee Mass maker's mark to the blade. Reverse with U S GWC (inspector George W Chaplin) 1864 to the blade. The Ames marks particularly well struck for that maker. Hilt with good patina. Blade smooth glossy patina and a few minor edge nicks. Musicians marched at the head of the attack and were recognized as a stabilizing and stimulating force. They were attacked to silence them and a few including Robert Henry Hendershot and John Clem became legends for their bravery on the battlefield. Union musicians were equipped with the 1840 pattern sword and no other weapon. From the famed American Sword Collection of Frank Barnyak.

Nation : British
Local Price : £365.00

Late-Victorian 1885 Pattern Cavalry Sword by WKC. EL7326 - A good 1885 pattern cavalry sword, made by WKC of Solingen in 1888. With numerous markings to decipher, it is in good condition and complete with unusual nickel plated scabbard.

Nation : German
Local Price : £360.00

Japanese Army Artilleryman’s Short Sword, Second Model, c1886. Straight spear pointed blade with fuller on one side only, the other side flat. Steel crossbar hilt with forward-curving quillons each side, two-piece wood slab grips secured by two steel rivets, steel oval ball pommel. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with two Japanese characters. In 1884 the Imperial Japanese Army directed that rifles were to be withdrawn from Japanese artillerymen and in future short swords were to be issued to them instead. A commission was to be set up to review existing European designs for such swords and produce a new design based upon them, with stocks of Enfield rifle bayonets issued temporarily while this was carried out. This was characteristic of the Meiji period in which Japan deliberately absorbed Western ideas on military organization and equipment, seeking to achieve parity in technology and tactics. Multiple models of short sword emerged from this process – the version which was probably the first to be introduced (Kō) is referred to in sources as 砲兵刀 (Artillery Sword). It had a cast brass hilt and grip, and a black leather scabbard with brass throat and chape pieces, showing clear influence from the German faschinenmesser sidearms of the 19 th century, particularly the M1852. The machine-made blade fullered only on one side is also very European, reminding me of the Vetterli bayonet, Saxon artillery sidearms or various Austrian models. This is the second version (Otsu), probably introduced in 1886. It used the same blade but generally deviated from the German style, replacing the grip with wood and all other brass parts with steel. This would have been lighter and the simple steel ball pommel may have been intended to substitute for a hammer. Some sources suggest this type was initially introduced for the use of military police, referring to it as 憲兵刀 (MP Sword), but it does not appear to have been issued in this role and was probably also given to artillery in practice. A third type (Hei) exists with a smooth, non-riveted wood grip and brass parts, called 徒歩刀 (literally ‘Walker sword’), introduced in 1890. The various short swords were ultimately replaced in 1898 with the Type 30 Arisaka bayonet, this being substantial enough to do the same work and considerably simplifying supply. Some light patination to the blade overall, with a few darker spots. The hilt and pommel were originally painted black and much of this is still present, with some wear exposing patinated steel. Some dents and light handling wear to the wood grip. The pommel can rotate slightly in place, although the grip is solid in the hand. The seam of the scabbard has opened slightly in one section towards the chape. The scabbard fittings are darkly patinated with some scratching.

Nation : British
Local Price : £360.00

British Mark I 1856 Pattern Drummer’s or Bugler's Sword of the 1st Midlothian (Leith) Rifle Volunteers Band, by Mole. Straight unfullered double-edged spear-pointed blade with diamond cross-section, nickel-plated brass hilt with central VR cypher of Queen Victoria, triangular langets and trefoil finials. Brown leather washer. Longitudinally ribbed brass grip, flared pommel. Black leather scabbard with plated brass fittings at throat and chape, the throat piece with teardrop-shaped frog stud bearing incised decoration. The blade is etched on one side with ‘MIDLOTHIAN RIFLE VOLUNTEERS BAND’, above which is a bugle emblem, enclosing the text ‘1 st ’, all this within a cartouche. It is etched on the other side with the maker’s mark ‘ROBT MOLE & SONS’ also within a cartouche, indicating the maker Robert Mole & Sons. The side of the grip is engraved with ‘1 M L 21’. The throat piece of the scabbard is similarly engraved with ‘1 M L 5’. 21 and 5 are probably rack numbers, and suggest that the scabbard was swapped with at one point, perhaps while in regimental stores. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped on one side with the maker’s mark ‘MOLE’. The 1st Midlothian Rifle Volunteers was formed in Leith in 1859, one of a large number of volunteer units which sprang up during the late 1850s due to a perceived threat of invasion of Britain by France. Its initial four companies grew to eight by 1861. It absorbed the 4th Mid-Lothian (Corstorphine) Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1863, adding another three companies. Its size peaked in 1868 with 12 companies, the Band being one. In the Childers Reforms of 1881 militia and volunteer units were amalgamated with the regulars into larger regiments, so the 1 st Midlothian became the 3 rd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Scots. It was reduced to 10 companies in 1884. Another reorganization in 1888 bumped it down to the 5 th Battalion, Royal Scots. In the Boer War it provided 196 volunteers who served with the Royal Scots, earning the battalion its sole battle honour South Africa 1900-02. In 1908 the Haldane Reforms made all Volunteers part of the Territorial Force and it became the 7th Battalion, The Royal Scots. It mustered for WW1 as the 1/7 th Battalion. Its A and D Companies suffered heavy casualties before leaving the country, when the troop train carrying them from Larbert to Liverpool collided with a local passenger train at Quintishill near Gretna Green. It remains the worst rail disaster in British history, the military estimating 214 deaths and 191 injured, with additional civilian deaths bringing the count to around 226, the severity of the disaster and the loss of the unit’s muster roll leading to some uncertainty. Of the 58 survivors who made roll call, only six officers were deemed fit for service, including the regiment’s Lt Col W. Carmichael Peebles. These joined the other battalions at Liverpool and sailed to Cape Helles, Gallipoli, arriving in June 1915 whereafter it fought at Gully Ravine, Achi Baba Nullah and Krithia Nullahs. The 1/7 th was evacuated in January 1916 and transferred to Egypt, fighting in numerous engagements around the Suez Canal and in the advance through Palestine. After the Ottoman surrender it was transferred to France in 1918. Afte WW1 the battalion was reconstituted in the Territorial Army. It fought in WW2 as the 7 th /9 th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots. Its lineage is today maintained by A (Royal Scots Borderers) Company, 52nd Lowland, 6 th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland. These ornamental short swords were issued to drummers and buglers of infantry regiments, the distinction being that the drummer’s version was issued with a brass hilt and the scarcer bugler’s model with an iron hilt. While the pattern was ordered to be adopted in 1856, there is evidence that similar-looking swords were being carried by musicians in some units as early as 1843, and some units did not actually adopt the new pattern until years after its introduction. This example is unusual in having been nickel plated. The plating is of excellent quality and is I believe period. This may have been done to ‘convert’ a drummer’s sword into a bugler’s version by giving it a finish more like polished iron (and without the need for ongoing polishing to keep it bright), or it may have still been for a drummer but altered for taste. Rifle volunteer regiments were sometimes known to adopt non-regulation uniform standards purely for aesthetics: officer’s swords painted black or deeply blued are a common one. A degree of latitude was permitted for volunteers, and military bands in general were also less scrupulously held to regulations. If the Midlothians decided that plated swords would look better with their uniform than brass and make their bandsmen stand out, they could have had the work done privately. The blade has light speckled patination. Some rubbing to the etching, leaving the maker’s mark in particular faint. No damage to the edge, which is unsharpened on both sides. One repair to the blade at the midsection on one side. The nickel plating of the brass parts is excellent, bright and clean with only one tiny area of wear at the base of a quillon on one side, the revealed brass with verdigris. Light The leather of the scabbard has some surface-level cracking and small areas of flaking in places, its stitching is all intact. The chape piece of the scabbard is missing its staple but seems firmly attached regardless. The hilt and grip appear to have been repeened, consistent with the sword having been taken apart for chrome plating. This has not had any adverse effect - the blade is rock solid and rings when tapped.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £360.00

Swiss M1914 Schmidt-Rubin Sawback Bayonet, Early Leather Scabbard. Straight spear pointed blade with sawback, swell point and false edge, with single fuller on one side, the other side completely flat. Steel hilt with upper muzzle ring and lower lobe quillon, beaked steel pommel with locking button. Wood slab grips secured by two steel rivets. Brown leather scabbard with steel throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with frog loop with attached leather strap, the chape piece with ball finial. Brown leather frog. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with the manufacturer ‘Waffenfabrik Neuhausen’, and on the hilt with the serial number ‘90143’. The lobe quillon is stamped with a Swiss cross and circle. The scabbard finial is stamped with a Swiss cross. The reverse of the frog is stamped with the rubbed mak ‘_Schuss_’ as well as ‘H Berger Sellerie’, a leather goods manufacturer in Prez-vers-Noréaz, a rubbed number ‘_2’, probably the manufacture date, as well as a cartouche (there should be a letter and Swiss cross within this, but these have rubbed). Offically called the Sägebajonett Mod. 1914 (Sawing Bayonet Model of 1914), the M1914 bayonet for the Schmidt-Rubin rifle was based upon the earlier M1878 and M1881 bayonets for the Vetterli rifle, with a similar sawback blade combined with the hilt design from the M1889 Schmidt-Rubin bayonet. The blade is unusual in that it is flat on one side and with a ground edge on the other. It has a ‘sawback’, saw teeth cut into the spine of the blade intended to make it useful for field work like cutting brush. The M1914 was only issued to certain troops such as transport NCOs, artillery drivers and engineers, while most troops carried a shorter knife blade without the sawback. It was used with the M1911 carbine and M1931 (K31) short rifle. This example has the earlier leather scabbard, its design also inherited from the Vetterli bayonets. These scabbards were produced for the M1914 until 1938, when an all-steel scabbard was introduced, which would have been more durable and weather resistant. The leather scabbards were replaced with steel as they wore out, making the leather version uncommon today. The blade is bright overall, some tiny spots of pitting at the tip and light patination in places, the expected rubbing marks from sheathing and drawing on the flat side. Residue suggests the saw has seen use but there are no broken or damaged teeth. The wood grips have some light dents and scratches. Some spots of wear to the plating at the pommel, exposing patinated steel. Scuffing and scratching to the scabbard leather, and a bend mark at the midsection. All the scabbard’s stitching is intact. Some very small dents and light scratching to the chape piece. The leather frog is flexible with some rubbing to the reverse surface, small losses to the stitching around the belt loop’s cutout. Its steel rivets and buckle are bright.

Nation : British
Local Price : £360.00

British Indian Army 1898 Pattern Infantry Staff Sergeant’s Sword, Dated 1910 with Regimental Marking. Single-fullered straight blade with spear point, steel hilt with pierced decoration including crown and imperial cypher of King and Emperor Edward VII as used in India: ‘ERI’ (Edwardus Rex Imperator). Steel backstrap with chequered thumb rest and integral pommel, grey shagreen grip bound with wire. Brown leather washer topped with second steel washer. Brown leather field scabbard in the Indian style with steel throat and chape pieces, leather ridge near the throat for hanging from a belt or cummerbund in the manner of a tulwar. Blade just under 32½ inches in length (fractional tip wear), the sword 38 7/8 inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a broad arrow over ‘I’ and ‘ISD’, indicating ownership by the Indian Stores Department. The other side of the blade is stamped with another broad arrow over ‘I’ and ‘04’. The inside of the hilt is stamped near the edge with ‘F E’ over ‘7.10’. The format and placement suggests this is a unit mark and issue date, i.e. that the sword was issued in July 1910 to the unit abbreviated to ‘F.E.’ I do not know which unit this refers to within the Indian Army at the time, however. The metal washer is also similarly stamped on one side next to the base of the blade with ‘F.E.’ above ’10.10’, again suggesting an issue date of 1910. The washer is also stamped on the opposite side of the blade, this mark is faint and a double strike. I can make out the number ‘10’. British Army sergeants continued to carry swords as a sign of rank even after they were withdrawn from the basic infantryman. Unlike officers, who purchased and owned their own swords, sergeants were issued their swords from regimental stores like a musket or bayonet, and the swords remained government property. Regiments only needed a small stock of sergeants’ swords and would only have disposed of them when obsolete or broken, so the sergeant’s models are rarer than the officer’s today. The same dress and armoury standards prevailed in the Indian Army during the period of British rule: staff sergeants and senior NCOs like Company Havildar Majors (the Indian equivalent of Company Sergeant Majors) were authorized to carry Sergeant’s pattern swords. After India gained its independence, the Indian Army reduced sword carriage to officers only. Regarded by some as an unwanted colonial tradition, their carriage is today limited to designated parade leaders and contingent commanders during major national events. A new design of infantry officer’s sword was finalised in 1897, and a near-identical version was introduced for sergeants in the same year, the 1897 Pattern. The blade of this version was criticised as being too light and not stiff enough, and was quickly replaced by this, the 1898 Pattern, a slightly beefier version. The blade has a few small patches of light patination, a couple of small patches of cleaned pitting at its edges in the fullered section, and old polishing marks. Its tip has been sharpened with some visible grinding marks on the edges and a couple of small nicks to the true edge. The point is slightly worn, only by about 1mm, and is very fractionally bent to one side distally. The outside of the guard has some light patination, spots of light cleaned pitting and some polishing marks. The inside of the guard has spotted moderate patination and moderate cleaned pitting. The wire binding of the grip is all present and tight, the shagreen of the grip has light handling wear and some scale loss at its edges next to the backstrap and ferrule. The sword Is solidly peened with no movement to any parts, the blade rings when struck. The leather of the scabbard has some surface denting, flaking and abrasion, a couple of lost patches near the throat piece on the seam side exposing the wood core and the ring of leather inserted under the surface to form the hanging ridge.

Nation : French
Local Price : £360.00

19th Century Cavalry Sabre in the French M1822 Style, Probably German-made for the US Market. Curved blade with one broad & one narrow fuller and hatchet point. Brown leather washer, brass three-bar hilt, ribbed wood grip covered with wire-bound black leather, brass pommel with oval pommel cap and tang button. Steel scabbard with two hanging rings. Blade 35¼ inches in length, the sword 41 inches overall. The knucklebow is stamped near the pommel with the serial or rack number ‘94’. A few loops missing of the wire binding at the pommel end. The leather of the grip has some handling wear, exposing the wood core on some of the raised ribs. One short crack and a chip to the leather at the hilt end.

Nation : British
Local Price : £360.00

Victorian 1885 Pattern Cavalry Sword by WKC. EL7321 - A good 1885 pattern cavalry sword made by WKC in Solingen in 1887 and with numerous stamps which tell the story of its subsequent service life. Complete in scabbard, which carries a lot of dents from stirrups and steps!

Nation : Unknown
Local Price : £500.00

An 1845 Pattern Naval Cutlass. An 1845 Pattern Naval Cutlass, With slightly curved single edged blade, double edged towards the point, stamped ’82’ towards the forte, ribbed steel grip and steel bowl guard. Dimensions: Blade Length: 29 Inches (73.66 cm) Overall Length: 34 Inches (86.36 cm)

Nation : ?
Local Price : 499.00 USD

Beautiful Early 18th Century Small Sword / Rapier With Silver Plume Pommel!. Here is a very nice C 1700 – 1740 European small sword. It has a wonderful cast brass hilt with several detailed figures including one with a cat, one with a club (maybe Hercules), one with a trident (possibly Poseidon) and others standing and reclining. Its twisted copper wire grip is in perfect condition as is its silver pommel decorated with a plume, both sides! During the 18th century it was common to award plumes for valor and bravery in both civilian and military life. Perhaps this silver pommel was a reward to a brave person or soldier or possibly the original brass pommel was damaged and a silver one fitted. We will probably never know. Its 29.5” long rapier blade is diamond shape in cross section and stamped “VINIVIVI” in the fullers, both sides with no pitting. Its counterguard has some looseness, but rest of guard is fairly tight. Overall very good condition. A very nice early 18th century sword that would be a great addition to any collection or decor for very little money! Price is firm. Thanks for looking! Check out our other listings for more great swords! Our direct email is: fineartlimited@yahoo.com